October Films’ feature documentary for HBO Max, directed by Yemisi Brookes, reveals how a group of soccer moms from suburban Illinois sparked a trend for collecting Beanie Babies that quickly became one of the biggest investment bubbles in American history. Through interviews with passionate collectors, early influencers and company insiders, the film tracks the rise and spectacular pop of the craze, asking who were the real winners and losers of the phenomenon. The elusive billionaire creator Ty Warner, predictably, declined to appear.